The Madison Made Music Project was a 2007 CD project released
by
Porchlight Inc.
as a help for the Homeless in Madison, WI. As I understand it, the
project failed in its purpose due to lack of sales. Porchlight has
deleted all information about, and promotion for the CD from their Web
site. However, as of 6-12-2009, they still had about 350 CD's left for
sale. Contact
Katherine Davey, Resource Development Director
for prices and availability. The preceding link page shows her E-Mail
address, and Porchlight's telephone number is at the bottom of that page.

Liner Notes Page 6: To fight Homelessness and Poverty in
Madison, Wisconsin, more than 150 musical artists submitted songs
for a compilation CD. Fifteen artists were chosen for the first
Madison Made Music Project. The songs here represent the diversity
of Madison music, featuring Roots, Hip-Hop, Rock, Reggae, Jazz and Folk
Music.
[Webmaster's note: A complete list of all 150+ artists and all
submitted song titles was never published anywhere, either in print or
on-line. Because of this, the other 135+ musical artists who were not
chosen for the CD, can never be publicly acknowledged and thanked for their
participation in the project.]

Liner Notes Page 2: With its relatively high salaries and low
unemployment rate, most people think of Madison, Wisconsin as an unlikely
place to find poverty and homelessness. However, the greater Madison area
has experienced a growing disparity between wages and the cost of housing
in recent years, resulting in significant economic stress on many
households and creating substantial barriers to those who are homeless.
Last year, more than 3,400 people in Madison experienced homelessness.
Porchlight Inc. is a not-for-profit agency that addresses these
growing needs by providing emergency shelter, food, employment services,
and affordable transitional and permanent housing in the Madison area.
Its primary mission is to meet the needs of homeless people through
housing and services designed to foster the transition into permanent
housing and employment. Porchlight is committed to ensuring that all
residents of Madison have a place of shelter, freeing them from the fear
and intimidation of life on the streets. Last year, Porchlight programs
supported more than 14,000 individuals and families, and provided more
than 144,000 nights of shelter. Your purchase of the CD helps to support
the ongoing work of Porchlight.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.porchlightinc.org/.

This project would have never made it off the ground without the hard
work of the planning committee, including
Francine Hartman,
Jason Joyce,
Danny Mager,
Wyndham Manning,
Rick March,
Bill Malone, and
Andy Moore.
Special thanks to Steve Chappell, for his excellent artwork, poster
creation and CD design. We appreciate your time and commitment to the
project.